Students artwork to be on display during judging for congressional contest on Friday

The artwork of students from throughout South Jersey will be on display Friday during a reception for the 2010 Congressional Art Competition, hosted by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Last year’s winner, “Yellow Sky” by Svetlana Ivanoff from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Newfield, was displayed for the past year at U.S. Capitol.

The winning submission this year will be displayed for one year in the tunnel connecting the Cannon House Office Building and the U.S. Capitol, which is part of the main tour route of visitors to the U.S. Capitol. The second and third place submissions will be displayed in Congressman Frank LoBiondo’s Washington, DC and Mays Landing offices, respectively.

A public viewing and announcement reception will be held Friday, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Ivy League Mortgage in Linwood. Their work will also be judged.

The following is a list of students from the tri-county area who will be showing their work:Eight students from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Newfield: Elizabeth Chrzanowski, Marlena Chrzanowski, Michelle Fortunato, Nicole Sheridan, Kathryn Shollenberger, Victoria Sieber, Jessica Talaricom and Abigayle Zee

Also, Megan Allen of Clearview Regional High School; Ed Robertson of Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Edgardo Juarez and Itzel Melchor of Bridgeton High School: Steven Williams Jr of Pennsgrove High School: David Alan Cohen of Vineland High School.